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Ocean Gate, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ocean Gate, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,010. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet OCEAN-GATE-NJ · Ocean Gate, NJ 1 ZIPs · 2,010 pop · #13491/25278 · Ocean County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,397
  • RANK-MID #13491/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lakewood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,010
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $358,000

Nearest income peer: Lakewood, NJ ( $4,438 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ocean Gate

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ocean Gate on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ocean Gate, NJ sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,010
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,397
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,397 and poverty 6.0% concentrate in 08740.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ocean Gate as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Ventnor City is the closest lower-income city and Somers Point the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ocean Gate.

Population concentration

Ocean Gate reads through its lone ZIP, 08740

2,010 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08740 is not the leading code inside Ocean Gate, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ocean Gate

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 147 employees , annual payroll $3,829k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08740 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Ocean Gate, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Ocean County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ocean Gate. See the Ocean County roll-up →

Ocean Gate sits in the lower half of Ocean County on income: Toms River, Brick and Jackson report more, Lakewood and Manchester Township report less. Point Pleasant Beach marks the far end of that range at $123,152, 77% above Ocean Gate.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08740 2,010 $69,397 17 1,754
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Ocean Gate roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ocean Gate, .